Economic evaluation of a task-shifting intervention for common mental disorders in India

• Main Authors: Christine Buttorff (Author), Rebecca S Hock (Author), Helen A Weiss (Author), Smita Naik (Author), Ricardo Araya (Author), Betty R Kirkwood (Author), Daniel Chisholm (Author), Vikram Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To carry out an economic evaluation of a task-shifting intervention for the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders in primary-care settings in Goa, India. METHODS: Cost-utility and cost-effectiveness analyses based on generalized linear models were performed within a trial set in 2...